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TEXT Table Table Table Table Table Table 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 6. Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Price Price Price Price Price Price Index Index Index Index Index Index for for for for for for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 USDL-95-87 TRANSMISSION OF THIS RELEASE IS UNTIL 8:30 A.M. Thursday, March MATERIAL IN EMBARGOED (EST) 16, 1995 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--FEBRUARY 1995 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of 150.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U increased 2.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February 1995 CPI-W level of 148.3 was 3.0 percent higher than the index in February 1994. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February, the same as in January. The index for food increased 0.3 percent, following a decrease of 0.3 percent in January. Energy costs, which increased 0.3 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent in February, resulting from a drop in the gasoline index. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. The slightly smaller increase in February reflects a downturn in the index for apparel commodities and smaller increases in the indexes for public transportation and household furnishings and operations, all of which had turned up in January. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 1995| ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb.95 |Feb95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .4 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 3.2 2.9 Food and beverages| .4 .3 .0 .2 .6 -.2 .3 2.8 2.9 Housing | .3 .2 .2 .1 .0 .4 .3 2.8 2.3 Apparel and upkeep| -.9 .1 -.2 -.3 -.2 .7 -.6 -.6 -1.0 Transportation | 1.0 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .6 .4 4.8 4.2 Medical care | .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .3 .3 4.5 4.9 Entertainment | .0 .1 .1 .4 .1 .4 .2 2.7 2.3 Other goods & serv| .3 .1 .4 .4 .3 .0 .8 4.2 4.6 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.4 -.6 -.3 .5 -.1 .3 -.1 .4 1.7 Food | .5 .2 .1 .1 .8 -.3 .3 3.0 3.1 AI - food & energy| .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .3 3.3 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________ The food and beverage index rose 0.3 percent in February. Grocery store food prices also increased 0.3 percent, following a 0.5 percent decline in January. The advance in February largely reflects an upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.7 percent after declining 2.6 percent in January. The index for fresh fruits and vegetables increased 1.0 percent, while that for processed fruits and vegetables was unchanged. Among other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for cereal and bakery products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also contributed to the increase in February, each advancing 0.5 percent. The indexes for dairy products and for other food at home each decreased slightly in February. Within the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs category, beef prices rose 0.5 percent and the index for pork was unchanged; the indexes for poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs, each of which declined in January, turned up in February. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 percent and were unchanged, respectively. The housing component increased 0.3 percent in February, following a 0.4 rise in January. Shelter costs advanced 0.3 percent the same as in January. Within shelter, renters' costs and homeowners' costs each rose 0.3 percent; and maintenance and repair costs increased 0.5 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities, which increased 0.5 percent in January, was unchanged. The index for household fuels rose 0.1 percent, as increases in the indexes for natural gas and electricity--up 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.8 percent decline in the index for fuel oil. The index for other utilities and public services fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a decrease in the index for telephone services. These charges declined 0.7 percent in February, reflecting decreases in local telephone call charges and interstate and intrastate toll calls. Partially offsetting these declines were increases in charges for cable television and refuse collection--up 0.9 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.3 percent in February. The indexes for furniture and bedding and textile housefurnishings increased 1.1 and 0.9 percent, respectively. The transportation index advanced 0.4 percent in February, following an increase of 0.6 percent in January. A downturn in the index for motor fuels coupled with a smaller increase in airline fares were largely responsible for the smaller rise in February. The index for gasoline declined 0.4 percent in February, following increases in each of the preceding 3 months. The increase of 0.1 percent in the index for new vehicles continued its pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1995 models. (As of February, the proportion of 1995 models in the index was about 85 percent of the new car sample.) Automobile finance charges continued to increase sharply, advancing 2.4 percent in February and 29.3 percent in the last 12 months. The used car index also continued to rise sharply, advancing 2.7 percent in February and 14.3 percent in the past 12 months. The index for public transportation, which turned up in January after registering declines in each of the last 4 months of 1994, rose 0.8 percent in February. Airline fares rose 1.1 percent in February, following a 2.2 percent rise in January. Despite these advances, airline fares were 5.4 percent lower than a year earlier. The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.6 percent in February, following a 0.7 percent increase in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 1.3 percent in February.) The somewhat smaller proportion of higher-priced spring-summer merchandise in the market place this month than in recent years resulted in a seasonally adjusted decline. Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in February to a level 4.9 percent higher than a year earlier. In February, the index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies--declined 0.1 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs increased 0.2 percent in February, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. The indexes for toys and sporting goods and equipment, which turned up in January, declined in February. The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in February, its largest advance since a similar rise in September 1992. A 1.0 percent increase in the index for personal and educational expenses accounted for about four-fifths of the February advance. Charges for legal fees and personal financial services rose 1.5 and 2.8 percent, respectively. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) _______________________________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers also rose 0.3 percent in February. Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 1995| ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.|Feb.95 |Feb95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 3.3 3.0 Food and beverages| .4 .3 .0 .2 .6 -.2 .3 2.8 2.9 Housing | .4 .1 .1 .2 .0 .4 .2 2.5 2.2 Apparel and upkeep| -.8 .1 -.4 -.4 -.3 .7 -.3 .3 -1.1 Transportation | 1.0 .1 .0 .4 .4 .7 .4 6.3 5.1 Medical care | .4 .4 .6 .4 .5 .3 .3 4.4 5.0 Entertainment | .0 .0 .2 .4 .0 .4 .2 2.4 2.2 Other goods & serv| .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .7 3.2 4.3 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.7 -.6 -.4 .6 -.1 .2 -.1 .0 1.9 Food | .4 .3 .0 .1 .7 -.1 .2 3.1 3.1 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 3.7 3.2 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for March will be released on Wednesday, April 12, 1995, 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Jan. Feb. 1994 1995 1995 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 1995 fromFeb. 1994 Jan. 1995 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromNov. to Dec. to Jan. to Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 150.3 450.3 150.9 452.0 2.9 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 17.412 15.838 9.934 1.464 2.892 1.169 2.013 2.396 .326 .249 .796 1.026 5.904 1.574 147.9 147.5 148.2 164.6 137.3 132.7 180.4 140.3 135.5 136.4 133.3 149.4 147.4 152.0 147.8 147.4 147.9 165.8 137.6 132.1 177.1 140.6 135.8 136.8 133.7 149.7 147.6 152.4 2.9 3.1 3.7 2.8 .1 .2 9.5 6.1 .1 4.0 15.3 2.2 2.1 .9 -.1 -.1 -.2 .7 .2 -.5 -1.8 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .3 .6 .8 1.0 .2 -.2 -.1 5.3 .1 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .0 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.2 .2 .2 -2.6 .1 -.1 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .1 .3 .3 .3 .5 .5 -.2 .7 -.1 .0 .0 -.3 .1 .1 .0 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 41.187 28.042 7.955 5.765 2.190 19.889 19.501 .389 .198 .120 146.4 162.9 170.7 156.1 195.0 168.4 168.7 155.9 133.1 137.3 147.0 163.8 172.9 156.4 202.9 168.9 169.1 156.1 133.8 137.9 2.3 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.2 3.1 4.5 3.4 5.1 .4 .6 1.3 .2 4.1 .3 .2 .1 .5 .4 .0 .1 -.1 .1 -.5 .1 .1 .4 1.1 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .4 .5 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 .3 .2 .1 .5 .4 .078 7.093 3.859 127.5 122.9 110.7 128.2 122.6 110.4 .9 .2 -.6 .5 -.2 -.3 2.0 -.2 -.5 .6 .5 .2 .5 .0 .1 .360 89.4 89.6 -4.3 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 3.499 118.0 117.6 -.3 -.3 -.5 .3 .2 3.234 6.052 3.508 1.088 1.455 152.1 121.8 110.5 133.8 142.4 151.8 122.4 111.1 134.6 142.8 1.2 1.7 .5 2.2 3.8 -.2 .5 .5 .6 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .0 1.0 .8 .2 .8 2.5 -.2 .3 .4 .5 .1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.656 5.097 1.329 2.269 .204 .747 .548 .559 129.4 126.0 124.0 123.0 129.0 124.0 150.1 157.0 131.1 127.7 125.6 125.9 126.8 124.8 150.4 157.3 -1.0 -1.4 1.2 -4.0 1.0 -.9 2.7 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.4 -1.7 .6 .2 .2 -.2 -.3 -1.1 -.1 .5 -.2 .8 .1 .7 .7 1.2 .5 .0 .9 .0 .4 -.6 -.7 .5 -1.3 -1.6 .1 -1.3 .2 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation 17.139 15.623 5.059 4.052 1.318 3.106 1.536 4.604 137.3 134.9 140.6 139.0 152.4 98.7 98.4 152.0 168.8 137.5 135.0 140.7 139.1 153.3 98.0 97.7 152.5 169.4 4.2 5.1 3.1 3.0 14.3 4.7 5.1 2.6 6.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .6 -.7 -.7 .3 .4 .2 .5 .1 .1 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .8 .6 .5 .2 .1 2.6 .4 .4 .1 .7 .4 .4 .1 .3 2.7 -.4 -.4 .2 .4 commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. .618 104.2 104.6 1.2 .4 .0 -.2 .6 3.986 1.516 184.0 168.4 184.6 169.9 6.8 -3.4 .3 .9 .9 -2.3 .8 1.2 .3 .8 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.266 1.291 5.974 3.416 216.6 203.1 219.8 197.2 217.9 203.5 221.3 198.5 4.9 2.4 5.5 4.8 .6 .2 .7 .7 .5 .1 .6 .5 .3 .0 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .5 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.335 1.968 2.366 152.1 137.5 169.4 152.5 137.4 170.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 .3 -.1 .5 .1 .0 .1 .4 .2 .5 .2 .1 .4 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.005 1.607 1.175 203.0 222.2 145.7 204.1 222.7 146.2 4.6 2.4 2.2 .5 .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 .0 -1.3 -.1 .8 .4 .3 .622 .553 4.223 .251 3.972 142.2 149.4 230.2 211.9 231.8 142.6 150.1 232.0 212.5 233.6 1.9 2.7 6.0 4.2 6.1 .3 .5 .8 .3 .8 .2 .0 .4 .2 .4 -.3 .1 .4 1.2 .4 .3 .5 1.0 .3 1.1 100.000 43.386 17.412 25.974 15.375 5.097 150.3 135.1 147.9 127.4 127.5 126.0 150.9 135.4 147.8 127.9 128.1 127.7 2.9 2.4 2.9 2.2 1.3 -1.4 .4 .2 -.1 .4 .5 1.3 .2 .3 .6 .2 .0 -.3 .3 .1 -.2 .3 .3 .7 .3 .1 .3 .1 .0 -.7 10.278 10.599 56.614 27.422 131.2 127.2 165.9 169.4 131.3 127.6 166.7 170.4 2.7 3.5 3.2 2.9 .1 .3 .5 .6 -.8 .3 .1 .0 -.2 .4 .5 .3 .1 .5 .3 .3 8.731 7.038 5.974 7.450 137.2 172.6 219.8 189.7 137.0 173.4 221.3 190.9 1.3 3.5 5.5 4.4 -.1 .5 .7 .6 .0 .1 .6 .3 .7 .6 .4 .4 -.1 .5 .4 .8 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 84.162 71.958 80.111 92.734 27.548 16.950 11.852 32.788 29.192 50.640 6.965 93.035 77.197 150.8 146.8 151.5 146.6 128.3 128.9 132.4 137.8 174.0 160.9 104.2 156.5 158.7 151.5 147.2 152.1 147.1 128.8 129.5 132.5 138.1 174.7 161.6 103.7 157.2 159.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.1 1.3 2.5 2.1 3.4 2.9 1.7 3.0 3.0 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 .5 .1 .2 .4 .4 -.5 .4 .6 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.7 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .1 .6 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .4 .3 -.1 .3 .3 24.082 3.466 53.115 137.7 97.9 170.8 138.4 97.2 171.7 1.9 3.6 3.4 .5 -.7 .5 .1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 .1 -.4 .4 - $.665 .222 $.663 .221 -2.8 - -.3 - .0 -.4 - -.3 - - Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Feb. 1995 May 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedAug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1994 1994 1995 1994 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.2 4.1 1.9 3.2 3.2 2.6 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 146.4 146.0 145.9 164.7 136.9 131.9 168.4 139.6 135.0 135.5 132.8 148.8 146.8 152.2 147.3 147.1 147.3 165.0 136.6 131.8 177.4 139.7 135.5 135.7 132.9 148.7 147.2 152.2 147.0 146.7 146.6 164.6 136.9 132.0 172.7 139.9 135.4 136.1 132.8 149.2 147.4 152.3 147.4 147.1 147.1 165.4 137.6 131.7 173.9 139.8 135.4 136.1 132.4 149.3 147.6 152.3 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.3 -.6 3.7 6.2 2.1 .0 6.6 2.1 1.9 1.7 .8 4.8 5.4 7.5 4.5 -.6 -3.3 14.9 20.8 -.9 3.3 71.2 3.6 1.7 .5 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 -.3 1.2 3.4 2.0 .3 4.2 2.4 1.9 2.5 1.9 2.8 3.0 3.3 1.7 2.1 -.6 13.7 .6 1.2 1.8 -1.2 1.4 2.2 .3 3.4 3.8 5.0 3.9 -.6 .2 10.5 11.1 -.4 4.9 32.2 2.8 1.7 .7 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.6 .9 .3 8.4 1.3 .7 3.0 .6 1.6 2.3 1.1 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 145.9 162.2 170.2 155.5 198.3 167.7 168.0 154.8 131.2 136.4 124.3 122.9 111.0 145.9 162.3 170.1 155.7 197.3 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 126.8 122.7 110.5 146.5 162.8 170.5 156.1 197.6 168.4 168.7 156.1 133.1 137.3 127.5 123.3 110.7 146.9 163.3 171.0 156.4 198.7 168.9 169.1 156.3 133.8 137.9 128.2 123.3 110.8 2.0 3.1 2.7 1.8 4.6 3.0 3.0 4.9 5.0 12.1 -4.3 -1.6 -3.5 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.9 1.6 3.2 3.2 5.9 .6 1.2 -.3 1.3 1.8 2.2 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.0 3.9 3.9 3.4 .0 3.0 -4.1 -.3 .0 2.8 2.7 1.9 2.3 .8 2.9 2.6 3.9 8.2 4.5 13.2 1.3 -.7 2.1 3.1 2.7 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 5.4 2.8 6.5 -2.3 -.2 -.9 2.5 3.0 2.1 2.5 1.4 3.4 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 .5 -.4 87.7 87.7 87.6 87.3 -11.7 3.7 -6.6 -1.8 -4.3 -4.2 118.8 150.5 121.0 110.8 132.4 139.1 118.2 150.6 121.0 110.7 132.7 139.1 118.5 152.1 122.0 110.9 133.8 142.6 118.7 151.8 122.4 111.3 134.5 142.8 -2.3 1.1 1.7 1.8 .6 1.8 1.4 .5 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.5 .7 -.3 -1.0 -2.1 .0 .9 -.3 3.5 4.7 1.8 6.5 11.1 -.5 .8 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 .2 1.6 1.8 -.2 3.2 5.8 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. 132.4 129.2 126.5 128.2 129.8 124.8 150.7 132.1 128.8 125.1 128.1 130.4 124.5 151.9 133.0 129.7 126.6 128.8 130.4 125.6 151.9 132.2 128.8 127.2 127.1 128.3 125.7 149.9 1.2 1.2 1.6 .0 -6.8 .0 9.1 -2.7 -3.3 2.9 -10.4 13.5 -2.8 7.7 -1.8 -1.8 -2.2 -1.5 3.1 -3.4 -3.1 -.6 -1.2 2.2 -3.4 -4.5 2.9 -2.1 -.7 -1.1 2.2 -5.4 2.9 -1.4 8.4 -1.2 -1.5 .0 -2.5 -.8 -.3 -2.6 Apparel services 2/....................... 156.3 156.4 157.0 157.3 2.6 2.3 1.0 2.6 2.5 1.8 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 136.3 134.0 139.1 137.4 146.4 101.1 101.0 151.9 165.3 136.6 134.7 139.2 137.6 149.4 101.3 101.1 152.1 166.6 137.4 135.4 139.5 137.7 153.3 101.7 101.5 152.2 167.7 137.9 135.9 139.6 138.1 157.4 101.3 101.1 152.5 168.3 1.5 2.5 4.5 4.2 5.6 -5.7 -5.3 3.3 5.7 10.0 9.2 4.8 4.5 7.7 29.7 30.8 3.0 4.6 .9 3.0 1.5 1.5 12.7 -2.7 -2.3 2.9 6.5 4.8 5.8 1.4 2.1 33.6 .8 .4 1.6 7.5 5.7 5.8 4.6 4.4 6.6 10.6 11.3 3.1 5.1 2.8 4.4 1.4 1.8 22.7 -1.0 -1.0 2.3 7.0 103.9 103.9 103.7 104.3 1.6 .4 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.4 179.8 167.3 181.5 163.5 182.9 165.4 183.5 166.8 6.2 -6.8 5.1 16.0 7.4 -18.4 8.5 -1.2 5.7 4.0 8.0 -10.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 215.2 203.2 217.7 195.9 216.2 203.4 218.9 196.8 216.9 203.5 219.8 197.3 217.6 203.3 220.6 198.3 4.9 2.9 5.5 4.7 4.8 3.4 5.0 4.0 5.4 3.2 5.9 5.3 4.5 .2 5.4 5.0 4.9 3.1 5.2 4.4 5.0 1.7 5.7 5.1 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 151.4 137.2 168.4 151.5 137.2 168.5 152.1 137.5 169.4 152.4 137.6 170.1 2.2 4.5 .2 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.4 1.8 3.1 2.7 1.2 4.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 2.5 1.5 3.6 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 202.5 223.5 145.7 203.1 223.5 145.8 203.0 220.7 145.7 204.6 221.6 146.2 5.6 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.5 1.7 3.8 3.7 1.9 4.2 -3.4 1.4 5.2 4.9 2.8 4.0 .1 1.7 142.3 149.2 227.8 207.8 229.2 142.6 149.2 228.8 208.2 230.2 142.2 149.4 229.8 210.6 231.1 142.6 150.1 232.2 211.2 233.6 4.9 2.8 6.4 4.2 6.5 .6 3.0 5.3 3.8 5.5 1.1 2.4 4.7 2.1 4.9 .8 2.4 8.0 6.7 7.9 2.7 2.9 5.8 4.0 6.0 1.0 2.4 6.3 4.4 6.4 134.9 146.4 127.8 128.9 129.2 135.3 147.3 128.0 128.9 128.8 135.5 147.0 128.4 129.3 129.7 135.7 147.4 128.5 129.3 128.8 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 .6 1.2 4.1 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.1 -3.3 1.9 .9 1.9 .3 -1.5 -1.8 3.2 2.4 2.8 2.2 1.2 -1.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.8 -1.1 2.6 1.6 2.3 1.3 -.2 -1.5 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 132.5 126.1 165.1 169.1 131.5 126.5 165.2 169.1 131.2 127.0 166.0 169.6 131.3 127.6 166.5 170.1 4.8 3.3 2.8 2.7 11.3 3.6 3.5 2.9 -.9 2.3 3.0 3.6 -3.6 4.8 3.4 2.4 8.0 3.4 3.1 2.8 -2.2 3.5 3.2 3.0 136.8 170.1 217.7 188.7 136.8 170.2 218.9 189.2 137.8 171.3 219.8 189.9 137.7 172.1 220.6 191.4 .9 2.4 5.5 3.8 .9 6.9 5.0 3.9 .6 .2 5.9 3.9 2.7 4.8 5.4 5.8 .9 4.6 5.2 3.9 1.6 2.5 5.7 4.9 150.4 146.2 151.0 145.9 128.9 130.2 133.5 137.9 172.5 160.0 105.5 155.8 158.3 150.6 146.5 151.3 146.2 129.1 130.3 132.6 138.2 172.9 160.1 105.4 156.2 158.5 151.2 147.0 151.8 146.6 129.5 130.6 132.4 138.4 174.0 160.9 105.7 156.7 159.2 151.6 147.4 152.2 147.0 129.6 130.5 132.5 138.5 174.7 161.4 105.6 157.1 159.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 1.6 .9 4.1 1.5 2.6 2.6 -4.2 2.9 3.1 3.6 4.5 4.4 3.9 4.5 4.4 9.8 4.8 3.6 2.8 13.1 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 .3 -1.2 -.6 .6 2.4 2.5 -1.5 2.1 2.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.2 .9 -3.0 1.8 5.2 3.5 .4 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.7 6.9 3.1 3.1 2.7 4.1 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.2 -.2 -1.8 1.2 3.8 3.0 -.6 2.7 2.8 137.8 99.7 169.7 137.9 99.9 170.0 138.4 100.2 170.8 138.6 99.8 171.4 3.0 -6.5 3.2 1.5 26.8 3.6 .9 -3.1 2.9 2.3 .4 4.1 2.2 8.9 3.4 1.6 -1.4 3.5 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted importance, December 1994 Jan. 1995 Feb. 1995 percent change to Feb. 1995 fromFeb. 1994 Jan. 1995 percent change fromNov. to Dec. to Jan. to Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 147.8 440.2 148.3 441.7 3.0 - 0.3 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 19.320 17.629 11.243 1.670 3.398 1.299 2.124 2.751 .367 .286 .920 1.179 6.387 1.690 147.2 146.9 147.2 164.3 137.1 132.4 178.8 139.7 135.5 136.3 132.2 149.1 147.3 151.6 147.3 146.9 147.1 165.6 137.4 131.8 175.8 140.2 135.8 136.7 132.9 149.5 147.5 152.0 2.9 3.1 3.6 2.9 .1 .2 9.2 5.9 .1 4.0 14.3 2.3 2.1 .9 .1 .0 -.1 .8 .2 -.5 -1.7 .4 .2 .3 .5 .3 .1 .3 .6 .7 1.0 .2 -.2 .0 5.4 .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.2 .3 .1 -2.6 .1 -.1 .2 -.1 .1 .3 .0 .3 .2 .3 .7 .5 -.2 .6 .0 .1 .1 -.2 .3 .1 .1 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... 38.759 25.753 8.073 6.615 1.458 17.491 17.161 .331 .189 .104 143.5 158.6 149.9 155.7 195.3 153.6 153.8 143.2 132.8 140.5 144.0 159.3 151.3 156.1 202.9 154.0 154.2 143.4 133.2 140.8 2.2 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.2 3.1 4.9 2.9 4.5 .3 .4 .9 .3 3.9 .3 .3 .1 .3 .2 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .1 .5 .8 .2 .4 .3 .1 .2 -.3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .7 .1 .1 .2 .3 .2 .085 7.329 3.958 122.5 122.5 110.1 123.0 122.2 109.7 1.1 .1 -.7 .4 -.2 -.4 1.4 -.2 -.5 .5 .5 .2 .4 .1 .2 .331 89.3 89.5 -4.4 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 3.627 117.4 116.9 -.4 -.4 -.6 .3 .3 3.372 5.676 152.4 120.5 152.2 121.2 1.0 1.8 -.1 .6 .1 .0 .9 .8 -.1 .4 Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 3.432 1.122 1.122 109.2 134.1 145.6 109.9 134.8 146.0 .7 2.4 4.5 .6 .5 .3 -.2 .3 .1 .2 .8 3.0 .5 .4 .2 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.661 5.136 1.329 2.214 .263 .827 .503 .524 128.3 125.0 123.5 121.2 130.3 124.4 149.1 156.5 130.0 126.8 125.2 124.3 127.0 125.3 149.7 156.8 -1.1 -1.4 1.0 -4.0 .3 -1.3 3.2 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.6 -2.5 .7 .4 .2 -.3 -.2 -.9 -.2 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .7 .7 1.2 .6 -.1 .8 .3 .4 -.3 -.3 1.0 -1.1 -2.7 .2 -.1 .2 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 19.183 18.027 4.982 3.622 2.382 3.819 1.617 5.227 136.9 135.2 141.2 138.6 153.0 98.5 98.3 152.7 164.7 137.1 135.4 141.4 138.7 154.0 97.8 97.5 153.3 165.4 5.1 5.7 3.1 3.0 14.2 4.6 4.8 2.7 6.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .7 -.7 -.8 .4 .4 .4 .6 .1 .1 1.9 .2 .1 .2 .8 .7 .6 .1 .2 2.8 .3 .4 .0 .7 .4 .5 .1 .2 2.5 -.4 -.3 .1 .6 .780 103.4 103.8 1.0 .4 .1 -.3 .7 4.447 1.156 180.0 164.8 180.9 166.5 7.4 -2.6 .5 1.0 .9 -1.6 .8 .7 .6 .7 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.173 1.063 5.110 2.920 215.9 200.9 219.3 198.1 217.3 201.3 220.9 199.4 5.0 2.3 5.5 4.9 .6 .2 .7 .7 .5 .1 .6 .4 .3 .0 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .5 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.005 2.054 1.951 150.1 136.8 169.2 150.4 136.8 170.1 2.2 2.1 2.5 .2 .0 .5 .0 -.1 .1 .4 .3 .5 .2 .1 .4 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ 6.900 2.128 1.139 200.5 222.4 146.0 201.5 222.9 146.4 4.3 2.6 2.3 .5 .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -1.2 -.1 .7 .5 .3 .646 .493 3.633 .220 143.1 149.5 226.0 213.4 143.4 150.1 227.5 213.4 2.1 2.6 6.0 3.7 .2 .4 .7 .0 .3 .1 .4 .2 -.3 .2 .5 1.4 .2 .4 .8 -.1 Personal and educational services .... 3.413 227.2 228.9 6.1 .7 .4 .4 .9 100.000 47.499 19.320 28.180 16.400 5.136 147.8 134.9 147.2 127.4 127.0 125.0 148.3 135.3 147.3 127.9 127.6 126.8 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.6 1.5 -1.4 .3 .3 .1 .4 .5 1.4 .2 .4 .6 .2 .0 -.2 .3 .1 -.2 .4 .2 .7 .3 .3 .3 .2 .0 -.3 11.263 11.780 52.501 25.206 130.9 126.8 163.4 152.5 130.8 127.2 164.1 153.3 2.8 4.3 3.2 3.0 -.1 .3 .4 .5 -.8 .4 .2 .0 -.3 .6 .4 .2 -.1 .6 .3 .4 8.584 7.220 5.110 6.381 126.1 170.6 219.3 186.6 125.8 171.5 220.9 187.7 1.0 4.6 5.5 4.3 -.2 .5 .7 .6 .0 .3 .6 .3 .7 .7 .4 .4 .0 .5 .4 .6 82.371 74.247 82.509 93.827 29.870 18.090 12.954 35.719 27.295 47.390 7.777 92.223 74.594 147.9 145.0 139.0 144.6 128.3 128.4 132.0 137.4 155.2 158.6 103.6 154.0 155.8 148.5 145.5 139.4 145.0 128.8 129.0 132.0 137.7 155.8 159.3 103.1 154.6 156.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 1.4 2.6 2.2 3.6 3.0 1.9 3.1 3.2 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .0 .2 .4 .4 -.5 .4 .5 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 .0 -.7 .3 .3 .1 -.1 .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.3 .1 .6 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .2 .4 .4 -.1 .3 .3 25.720 4.150 48.874 137.1 98.0 168.5 137.9 97.3 169.3 2.4 3.7 3.5 .6 -.7 .5 .1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 .4 -.5 .3 - $.677 .227 $.674 .226 -3.0 - -.4 - .0 -.3 - -.4 - Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ - 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Feb. 1995 May 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedAug. Nov. Feb. Aug. Feb. 1994 1994 1995 1994 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.2 4.2 2.2 3.3 3.2 2.8 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 146.0 145.4 145.1 164.4 136.6 131.6 167.7 139.0 135.1 135.3 131.7 148.5 146.7 151.7 146.9 146.4 146.5 164.7 136.3 131.6 176.7 139.2 135.5 135.5 131.8 148.6 147.0 151.9 146.6 146.2 145.9 164.3 136.7 131.7 172.1 139.3 135.3 135.8 131.7 148.8 147.4 151.9 147.0 146.5 146.4 165.4 137.4 131.5 173.1 139.3 135.4 136.0 131.4 149.2 147.5 152.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.3 -.3 3.1 5.4 2.5 -.3 6.6 2.5 1.9 1.7 .3 4.5 5.1 7.2 4.5 -.9 -3.0 15.2 19.1 -.6 3.0 62.8 3.6 1.9 .8 1.9 1.7 1.1 1.5 -.6 .9 2.7 2.0 .6 3.9 2.8 1.9 2.5 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.6 2.5 2.4 -.3 13.5 .9 .9 2.1 -.9 1.9 2.2 .8 3.2 3.5 4.6 3.9 -.6 .0 10.2 10.4 -.4 4.8 29.1 2.8 1.8 .5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.0 .9 .3 8.0 1.5 .7 3.0 .9 1.9 2.3 1.5 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... 143.0 158.1 149.6 155.2 198.8 153.0 153.2 143.0 158.2 149.7 155.4 198.3 153.1 153.3 143.6 158.6 149.9 155.7 197.8 153.6 153.8 143.9 158.9 150.3 156.1 199.1 153.8 154.0 1.7 2.6 2.2 1.8 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 3.2 3.2 2.0 3.6 2.4 2.6 2.2 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.3 .6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.9 2.5 2.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.5 1.4 3.1 3.1 Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 142.1 131.4 140.0 120.2 122.5 110.3 142.8 132.4 140.3 121.9 122.2 109.8 143.4 132.8 140.5 122.5 122.8 110.0 143.7 133.2 140.8 123.0 122.9 110.2 5.1 4.7 12.4 -3.6 -1.9 -3.6 7.1 1.2 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 3.2 .3 2.6 -2.3 .0 .4 4.6 5.6 2.3 9.6 1.3 -.4 6.1 3.0 6.5 -1.3 -.5 -1.3 3.9 2.9 2.5 3.5 .7 .0 87.6 87.6 87.5 87.3 -12.5 3.2 -6.1 -1.4 -5.0 -3.8 118.2 150.9 119.7 109.5 132.8 141.3 117.5 151.1 119.7 109.3 133.2 141.4 117.8 152.4 120.7 109.5 134.2 145.7 118.1 152.2 121.2 110.0 134.8 146.0 -2.7 .8 2.0 1.8 .9 2.6 1.0 .3 1.3 1.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 -.5 -1.0 -2.2 .3 1.1 -.3 3.5 5.1 1.8 6.2 14.0 -.8 .5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9 .3 1.5 2.0 -.2 3.2 7.4 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.0 128.0 125.4 126.8 131.5 125.2 149.2 155.8 130.6 127.7 124.3 126.5 131.9 125.1 149.6 155.9 131.5 128.6 125.8 127.3 131.8 126.1 150.1 156.5 131.1 128.2 127.0 125.9 128.3 126.3 150.0 156.8 .3 .0 -.3 -1.5 -5.8 -1.2 14.5 2.6 -2.1 -2.4 3.2 -8.0 14.0 -2.8 1.6 2.4 -2.7 -3.4 -3.7 -3.1 4.1 -4.7 -4.2 1.0 .3 .6 5.2 -2.8 -9.4 3.6 2.2 2.6 -.9 -1.2 1.4 -4.8 3.6 -2.0 7.9 2.5 -1.2 -1.4 .6 -3.0 -2.9 -.6 -1.1 1.8 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 135.7 134.1 139.8 137.1 147.0 101.1 100.9 152.6 161.2 136.3 134.9 140.0 137.2 149.8 101.3 101.0 152.9 162.5 137.2 135.7 140.1 137.5 154.0 101.6 101.4 152.9 163.6 137.8 136.4 140.3 137.8 157.9 101.2 101.1 153.1 164.5 2.5 2.8 5.4 4.3 5.9 -6.1 -6.5 3.3 5.5 10.1 9.9 5.0 4.5 7.3 31.3 33.0 3.0 4.9 2.1 3.3 .9 1.5 12.3 -3.1 -3.5 2.9 6.5 6.3 7.0 1.4 2.1 33.1 .4 .8 1.3 8.4 6.2 6.3 5.2 4.4 6.6 11.0 11.5 3.1 5.2 4.2 5.2 1.2 1.8 22.3 -1.4 -1.4 2.1 7.4 103.1 103.2 102.9 103.6 1.2 -.4 1.2 2.0 .4 1.6 175.7 164.3 177.3 161.6 178.8 162.8 179.8 163.9 6.6 -2.6 5.8 7.9 7.6 -13.2 9.7 -1.0 6.2 2.5 8.6 -7.3 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 214.5 201.2 217.3 196.9 215.5 201.4 218.5 197.7 216.1 201.3 219.3 198.3 216.8 201.1 220.2 199.2 5.1 2.7 5.7 4.9 4.9 2.9 5.2 4.2 5.6 3.9 5.9 5.5 4.4 -.2 5.4 4.8 5.0 2.8 5.4 4.6 5.0 1.8 5.7 5.1 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 149.5 136.6 168.2 149.5 136.4 168.4 150.1 136.8 169.2 150.4 136.9 169.9 2.7 4.2 1.0 1.4 .9 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.4 .9 4.1 2.0 2.5 1.5 2.4 1.5 3.5 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 200.0 223.6 145.9 200.5 223.6 146.1 200.2 220.9 146.0 201.6 222.0 146.4 5.7 5.5 4.5 4.6 5.0 1.4 3.9 3.3 1.9 3.2 -2.8 1.4 5.1 5.2 3.0 3.6 .2 1.7 143.1 149.1 223.5 208.9 224.8 143.5 149.2 224.4 209.3 225.8 143.1 149.5 225.6 212.3 226.8 143.4 150.1 227.5 212.1 228.9 5.5 2.8 6.3 4.0 6.5 .6 2.5 5.4 3.3 5.6 1.4 2.5 4.8 1.0 5.0 .8 2.7 7.4 6.3 7.5 3.0 2.6 5.9 3.6 6.0 1.1 2.6 6.1 3.6 6.2 134.6 146.0 127.6 128.5 128.0 135.1 146.9 127.8 128.5 127.7 135.3 146.6 128.3 128.8 128.6 135.7 147.0 128.6 128.8 128.2 2.2 1.5 2.0 1.6 .6 .0 4.2 5.2 4.5 5.5 6.1 -2.4 2.2 .9 1.9 .3 -1.8 -3.4 3.3 3.3 2.8 3.2 .9 .6 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.3 -1.2 2.8 2.1 2.4 1.7 -.5 -1.4 132.4 125.4 162.5 152.2 131.3 125.9 162.8 152.2 130.9 126.7 163.5 152.5 130.8 127.5 164.0 153.1 5.8 3.7 2.8 3.0 13.0 4.3 3.5 3.0 -1.8 2.9 3.0 3.5 -4.7 6.9 3.7 2.4 9.3 4.0 3.2 3.0 -3.3 4.9 3.4 2.9 125.7 168.0 217.3 185.5 125.7 168.5 218.5 186.1 126.6 169.6 219.3 186.9 126.6 170.4 220.2 188.1 .3 4.2 5.7 4.1 .6 5.5 5.2 4.0 .6 2.9 5.9 3.8 2.9 5.8 5.4 5.7 .5 4.8 5.4 4.0 1.8 4.4 5.7 4.7 147.3 144.4 138.4 143.9 128.8 129.8 133.3 137.5 153.8 157.8 147.5 144.8 138.8 144.2 129.0 129.8 132.4 137.9 154.2 157.9 148.1 145.3 139.2 144.7 129.4 130.1 132.0 138.0 155.2 158.6 148.5 145.7 139.6 145.1 129.8 130.1 132.0 138.3 155.8 159.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.6 .6 5.1 1.5 2.7 2.3 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.3 5.1 5.4 10.9 5.4 3.5 3.1 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.7 .6 -1.5 -1.2 .0 2.9 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.1 .9 -3.8 2.3 5.3 3.9 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 7.9 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.9 -.3 -2.5 1.2 4.1 3.3 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 105.2 153.2 155.3 105.1 153.6 155.6 105.3 154.1 156.2 105.2 154.5 156.7 -4.9 3.0 3.2 14.9 3.5 2.9 -1.5 2.4 2.6 .0 3.4 3.7 4.5 3.2 3.0 -.8 2.9 3.1 137.1 100.1 167.6 137.3 100.3 167.9 137.8 100.6 168.7 138.3 100.1 169.2 2.7 -6.5 3.2 2.1 28.8 3.4 1.2 -3.5 3.4 3.5 .0 3.9 2.4 9.8 3.3 2.4 -1.8 3.6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Feb. 1995 Percent change to Feb. 1995 fromFeb. Dec. Jan. 1994 1994 1995 Percent change to Jan. 1995 fromJan. Nov. Dec. 1994 1994 1994 M 149.7 149.7 150.3 150.9 2.9 0.8 0.4 2.8 0.4 0.4 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 156.7 157.2 154.8 155.4 156.3 156.6 155.3 155.0 157.1 157.7 155.4 155.7 157.6 158.3 155.7 156.0 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.7 .8 1.1 .3 .6 .3 .4 .2 .2 2.5 2.6 1.9 2.9 .3 .3 .4 .2 .5 .7 .1 .5 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 145.8 146.8 144.5 147.4 145.7 146.8 144.1 147.1 146.1 147.3 144.4 147.4 146.7 148.0 145.2 147.7 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.3 .7 .8 .8 .4 .4 .5 .6 .2 3.3 3.4 2.3 3.5 .2 .3 -.1 .0 .3 .3 .2 .2 M 141.3 141.2 141.5 142.3 3.7 .8 .6 3.5 .1 .2 South urban ............................ M 146.0 146.1 146.7 147.4 3.1 .9 .5 2.9 .5 .4 Region and area size 2/ Size Size Size Size A B C D - More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M 145.9 148.4 145.0 146.0 148.4 145.3 146.6 148.9 145.7 147.3 149.6 146.2 2.7 3.5 3.2 .9 .8 .6 .5 .5 .3 2.6 3.1 3.3 .5 .3 .5 .4 .3 .3 M 144.3 144.3 145.2 146.1 3.8 1.2 .6 3.1 .6 .6 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 151.1 151.9 153.8 151.2 152.2 153.3 152.0 152.9 154.1 152.4 153.1 155.1 2.8 2.1 4.6 .8 .6 1.2 .3 .1 .6 2.6 2.1 4.3 .6 .7 .2 .5 .5 .5 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 135.6 149.4 148.9 145.3 135.6 149.4 148.8 145.3 136.2 149.9 149.3 145.9 136.7 150.5 149.8 146.6 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.6 .8 .7 .7 .9 .4 .4 .3 .5 2.6 2.8 3.5 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 150.4 152.9 159.4 156.7 149.8 150.5 153.4 158.9 155.4 149.4 151.8 154.3 159.9 156.6 150.3 152.3 154.5 160.3 157.8 150.5 3.7 1.5 1.8 3.2 2.1 1.2 .7 .9 1.5 .7 .3 .1 .3 .8 .1 3.6 1.4 2.5 2.7 1.9 .9 .9 .3 -.1 .3 .9 .6 .6 .8 .6 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 148.6 156.7 146.0 144.5 143.3 153.0 3.4 2.9 2.9 4.5 3.1 1.9 .1 .8 .4 1.9 -.3 .5 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas 1/ 2/ 3/ - 141.9 145.5 137.8 146.5 148.7 158.0 146.6 147.3 142.9 153.8 - 143.3 147.3 139.3 147.3 2.9 4.0 1.7 3.3 - 1.0 1.2 1.1 .5 - - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. - - NOTE: Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Feb. 1995 fromFeb. Dec. Jan. 1994 1994 1995 Percent change to Jan. 1995 fromJan. Nov. Dec. 1994 1994 1994 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 147.3 147.2 147.8 148.3 3.0 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.3 0.4 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 154.3 153.8 152.6 157.1 154.0 153.3 153.1 156.7 154.8 154.3 153.3 157.4 155.2 154.8 153.7 157.6 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.9 .8 1.0 .4 .6 .3 .3 .3 .1 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.1 .3 .3 .5 .2 .5 .7 .1 .4 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 142.8 143.1 141.0 144.8 142.7 143.1 140.6 144.6 143.0 143.5 140.9 144.9 143.6 144.2 141.8 145.2 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3 .6 .8 .9 .4 .4 .5 .6 .2 3.2 3.4 2.5 3.5 .1 .3 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 M 139.9 139.7 139.8 140.4 3.4 .5 .4 3.3 -.1 .1 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 144.8 144.3 145.2 145.1 144.9 144.3 145.3 145.3 145.3 144.8 145.6 145.7 145.9 145.4 146.3 146.1 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.4 .7 .8 .7 .6 .4 .4 .5 .3 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.5 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 M 144.7 144.7 145.6 146.4 3.8 1.2 .5 3.2 .6 .6 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ M M 148.2 147.6 148.5 147.9 149.2 148.5 149.4 148.7 2.8 2.3 .6 .5 .1 .1 2.7 2.2 .7 .6 .5 .4 Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Feb. 1995 Region and area size 2/ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M 151.1 150.7 151.4 152.2 4.2 1.0 .5 4.1 .2 .5 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 134.8 146.8 148.2 144.8 134.7 146.9 148.1 144.8 135.3 147.3 148.6 145.2 135.7 147.9 149.0 145.8 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.6 .7 .7 .6 .7 .3 .4 .3 .4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 145.7 147.7 155.9 156.1 147.6 145.8 148.1 155.4 155.1 147.4 147.1 149.0 156.3 156.4 148.2 147.5 149.2 156.6 157.5 148.3 3.7 1.6 2.0 3.5 2.3 1.2 .7 .8 1.5 .6 .3 .1 .2 .7 .1 3.6 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.0 1.0 .9 .3 .2 .4 .9 .6 .6 .8 .5 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 147.6 155.8 138.8 142.7 142.9 150.6 3.5 3.0 2.9 4.8 3.3 2.0 .1 .8 .1 1.8 -.4 .4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: - 141.7 141.0 137.8 140.3 147.7 157.0 139.0 145.3 142.3 151.2 - 142.7 142.7 138.9 141.1 3.3 4.2 1.9 3.5 - .7 1.2 .8 .6 - - - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. -
